Morning journal and courier., 1887-11-09
THE oHRxsANTHEmUm SHOW

The Exhibition Of These AutunnaI
 Flowers to He a Grand dOne-Descrip-
 ton of Some of the Varieties-The
 Exhibition to Continue For Three
 Nights.
 Did you ever attend chrysanthemum show? Well, if you haven't, you have missed one of the most beautiful of sights. Of course no one in New Haven has ever seen one here but many who have seen them in other cities know how highly interesting they are. This is the first chrysanthemum show in New Haven. They have never been given in this city, but many of the ladies have formed 8 society and they are going to show the people what one of these exhibitions is like.
 'sI have never been" One can easily i'm agine that this is what almost every one will say in answer to the question as to whether or not they have ever been so fortunate as to attend one of these exhibits. It is a craze. Everything now goes on this principle. But this is a craze which is not going to be ephemeral It will 20 on and on and each ex. hibition be better that the one preceding it. "But," you will say, "that is what is said of all these things that are termed crazes. This will go on for time and then all of a sudden we will hear no more of chrysanthemums" " Here is where you are exactly wrong A chrysanthemum exhibition is imbued with such high and diversified range of beauty that it cannot fail to attract the attention and notice of the many who have an eye for the artistic. There is a solid background for this new craze, so firmly established that it will not fall to the ground a complete wreck at any odds It will not be 8 mere casual notice that will be taken ot it. It will be more.
 Tonight at Lincoln rink the exhibition
 oG one of these beautiful displays. Don't forget it. It will not be 8 strictly society event this year. But next year, wait you, and the ladies of the club have no hesitation in say ing that it will be one of the finest society events of the season. The first exhibition will then have been given and all will know the true value and interest attaching to these affairs.
 The chrysanthemum club of this city is not one of very long standing. It was or ganized last spring. Some of the ladies got together, and, to bring before the public the extreme beauty of these shows, formed themselves into club. These members knew more or less about the exhibition. More joined the club until it has member ship of about one hundred. Each member bought ten chry santhemum plants. Some of them died from one cause or another, but the others lived and grew until they bloom ed forth in all their beauty in the chill and ckeerless November days. It is at this time | when the cold winds and nipping frosts ot | late autumn warn us of winters approach, come this, the latest of all the flowers, the many-hued chrysanthemum. This queen of autumn has had but brief reign yet, fo1 | it is only within a very few years that she has come into notice; but even this short time countless varieties have been raised and | they are increasing yearly in number and beauty. Opinions differ as to the finest oi H. Ir,A Ohohlx hn nra favorites are the Chinese and Japanese flowers. which are grown in nearly every conceivable color, and are, many of them, ot immense size and very double. Some are
 beautifully fringed, the incurving petal forming a perfect ball. while others are
 large, flat and irregular in outline. To such perfection have they been brought that or one large plant may be seen hundreds oi
 these beautiful blossoms, and a half dozen oi them would be almost sufficient to fill { small conservatory. Besides the Japansee and Chinese, there are also the Single, Pomp on and Anemone towering varieties, all very different, but each having it's own peculiar beauty.
 As to colors, they range from pure white to the deepest and darkest red, some having red petals streaked with yellow, some white with silvery tips, while many of the Anem one lowered varieties show their relation te their modest cousin, the field daisy, both in form and coloring.
 Altogether, the chrysanthemum is one o1 the most satisfactory of flowers, either fol house decoration or for corsage bouquets, al the blossoms do not droop easily and witt care may be kept for days-we had almos said, for weeks.
 The members of the New Haven society are now going to exhibit the fruit of thei | the public will be greatly interested in it \ That their hopes will be realized there is n | doubt.
 The place of this exhibitior-Lincoln rink In this enclosure will be a massed an( crowded show of these Towering plants. l l will probably make such a blaze and glory O color as the beholder probably has rarely O never before seen as the massed product o floral hues. In the triple banks of bloon will be the towering yellow varieties called l the "Gorgeous," the "Gloriosum" and tn | "Golden Dragon" These, together with th s'Solomon's Temple'' and several other varie l ties of the golden Towering kind. will ado | while this effect will undoubtedly be com pleted by the great white flowers of tn | ''Snowstorm, the pure 'sElaines" and | number of pink and red kinds, which mak l up the necessary contrast.
 l 'The "Snowstorm" is we'll named. It il | a large plant, and the flowers are large ant | beautiful. Like the big lowered ''Gor
 
 | add greatly to the beauty of the effect b, l their wild streaming character. Gorgeou
 are great masses of deep golden fluff. | flowers. Nor is the ''Thorpe, ir.," anothe | golden variety. less beautiful. It is an ane none towering kind of the hue of riches | gold. The "Timbale d Argent" is a ful
 anemone kind-thick creamy rounded -ul
 center, almost starlike. with dropping deli cate white petals stained with pink, strik | ing effect. The "Wm. Barr" is of rudd ! gold and quilled. ''Mme. Andiguier'' is large plant with large flowers tending t
 rosy pink and light purple. Amidst tn | glow and splendor of "old gold," pink an,
 white blossoms come in again the gold on l fire of the tangled overhowing petals of tn ''Golden Dragon" and ''GIoriosum" and tn other rich yellow combinations.
 | The ''Lady St. Clair'' is creamy and at tractive variety. The "Anna Salter," wit it's fluffy golden mass of ''fringed yellow"
 a delight-while the large flowers, half foo | wide, of the rosy salmon "Rubrum Stratum I with their ground color of creamy white, at
 tract attention. The ''Robert Bottomly" | pale, rich and beautiful.
 Peculiar and fantastic and beautiful, too, i 1 the Japanese variety, 'Mrs. c. H. Wheeler. ! The flowers are very large, with great vel low disc in the center, and petals on the un derside of rich old-gold, broad and heavy
 and on the upper side bright crimson.
 
 violet odor, is notable for it's crimson O 1 amaranthine fower--a very distinct and re
 markable plant among chrysanthemums. Tn
 Bouquet Fait" is rosy ilac-large, rich ! remarkable; so is the ruddy- gold "Nul | d'Hiver" with the golden tips, and the roseat President Parkman."
 c. s. Mason, of Pennington, probably ha 1 the largest collection in the State. He ha ! about 1000 plants, including the very finest The plants will be taken to Lincoln rinl \ to-day. Work will begin this morning at | o'clock. The rink has been fixed over ant ! workmen were very busy yesterday in get ! ting the place cleaned out in time for to-day ! Loads of evergreens were left at the door o the rink yesterday afternoon with which t,
 decorate the building in places where plant I cannot be put.
 In New York the opening night is alway full dress affair for society. Probably afte
 this year the opening night in this city vii be made the same as it is in the met ropolis. There will also be exhibited at the rink cut flowers by the various forist of the city. Those wishing to purchase chrysanthemum plants and cut flowers vii have an opportunity to do so.
 Every one is earnestly urged to attend this exhibition of these fine centennial flow CTS, which begins tonight, continuing Thursday and Friday nights. The admission